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Staff Biography

Rachel Fox von Swearingen

Rachel Fox von Swearingen


Librarian for Dance, Music, Musical Theater
Research, Collections & Scholarly Communication
Bird Library

315.443.9779
rsfoxvon@syr.edu

Subject Areas

Dance, Music, Musical Theater

Librarian Office Hours

By appointment in Bird Library, room 458B


Biography

Rachel has worked with Syracuse University as the music librarian since June 2011. Before joining SU, she held two positions at The Boston Conservatory, first serving as the Evening Librarian/Metadata Specialist and later as the Public Services Librarian, providing reference and instruction to students in music, dance, and musical theater. Other experience includes contracts with Minuteman Library Network and Harvard University. Rachel holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.


Presentations/Publications

Co-presenter: "Good-bye Athena, Hello Koha: The Migration to an Open Source ILS at the Albert Alphin Library," NEMLA (New England chapter of the Music Library Association), Boston, MA, March 18, 2011.

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